Past Events

IOBA Virtual Fair Nov. 20-22 Featuring Ephemera, Manuscripts, Books, and More   Just in time for your holiday shopping:  The Independent Online Booksellers Association offers its second virtual fair, running November 20-22 online at https://www.iobabookfair.com/. More than 75 IOBA members from the United States and a number of other countries will be offering [...]

Celebrating Black History: Blog Posts from Around the Library Celebrating Artists’ Portraits at the Library of Congress for African American History Month blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2021/02/celebrating-artists-portraits-at-the-library-of-congress-for-african-american-history-month/ The Family Life of Ralph Ellison blogs.loc.gov/catbird/2021/02/the-family-life-of-ralph-ellison/ Honoring African American Contributions in Medicine: Midwives blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2020/06/honoring-african-american-contributions-in-medicine-midwives/ Katherine Dunham's Ethnographic Research in the Caribbean blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2021/02/katherine-dunham-in-the-caribbean/ Frederick Douglass Newspapers, 1847-1874: [...]

Library of Congress: Virtual Literary Series Programs for February, March 2021 Literary events in February and March will feature the new series "Made at the Library," with a book on Eleanor Roosevelt, as well as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Jason Reynolds and the ongoing series National Book Festival [...]

The Grolier Club: Celebrating the Art & History of the Book Since 1884 Founded in 1884, the Grolier Club is America’s oldest and largest society for bibliophiles and enthusiasts in the graphic arts. Named for Jean Grolier (1489 or 90-1565), the Renaissance collector renowned for sharing his library with friends, [...]

ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS’ ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ANNOUNCES CALIFORNIA VIRTUAL BOOK FAIR IN MARCH The California Virtual Book Fair begins at 9 a.m./PST on March 4. The “doors” remain open continuously, 24 hours, until the event’s closing March 6 at 8 p.m./PST. Admission is free. Bibliophiles everywhere are invited to join the [...]

July 22-27, 2021  LONDON & NEW YORK The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association (ABA) and The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA) have joined forces to create The Transatlantic Book Fair. Opens at 2pm Mid-Atlantic Standard Time on July 22nd. Closes on July 27th at 8pm Mid-Atlantic Standard Time. The Transatlantic Book [...]

 54th California International Antiquarian Book Fair  returns to the Bay Area Friday, February 11 through Sunday, February 13, 2022. Oakland Marriott City Center, Oakland, CA Friday, February 11, 2022 • 3 pm to 8 pm Saturday, February 12, 2022 • 11 am to 7 pm Sunday, February 13, 2022 • [...]

Manuscript, Autograph, Dealer Catalog Auction February 24 - March 3, 2022 Over 2000 manuscript, rare book, autograph, and dealer catalogs will go up for auction beginning February 24, 2022 and run through March 3, 2022.  Manuscript Society member David McGuire of the McGuire Group, LLC will host the auction. Proceeds [...]